Historically, fossil fuels have dominated the power generation landscape, thanks to their relative affordability and dispatchability. Over the last decade however, the picture has changed considerably...
It's time for South Africa to tap into its abundant offshore wind energy resources to overcome its reliance on coal, an ageing infrastructure and to help address future electricity shortages...
South Africa is now ready to manufacture and commercialise hydrogen fuels technology, after over a decade of research and development...
Perhaps the greatest opportunity presented by the current technology wave is the capacity to customise digital solutions...
Xanthe Adams 11 Jan 2021
One of the world's largest battery storage projects will be built on the banks of the River Thames in Essex, after the UK government recently granted permission...
Andrew Cruden 28 Dec 2020
The world population is estimated to reach 9.5 billion by 2050. Given that most of our current energy is generated from fossil fuels, this creates significant challenges...
Godfrey Kyazze 23 Dec 2020
What a year 2020 has been! So, we've curated the year's most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views on Bizcommunity's Energy & Mining platform into our #BestofBiz2020 list...
Congratulations to the SME companies who have won full-page BizListing entries in Bizcommunity's business directory...
Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020
The national building regulations specify that at least 50% of the annual hot water generation volume be provided by means other than electrical resistance heating elements...
Dr Andries Nel 5 Aug 2020
Ethiopia's on-going construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River has attracted speculation that it could lead to a 'water war'...
Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020
The Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam is inching closer to completion, rekindling the environmental and political controversies that have dogged the project from the start nearly 10 years ago...
Mahemud Tekuya 23 Jul 2020
Lake Kivu lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It's almost the size of Mauritius and has a maximum depth of 480 metres. Lake Kivu also stores huge amounts of methane gas which Rwanda extracting to produce electricity...
Natacha Tofield-Pasche 16 Jul 2020
Engineering projects face a growing range of audits, assessment and monitoring, but will Covid-19 restrictions on movement make it difficult for consultants to carry out this vital work?
After nearly 130 years in business and a series of breakthrough innovations that shaped the way we light up our homes, General Electric has sold its lighting division...
Michael Weinold 9 Jun 2020
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